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nulataque, supra lucida, glabra, infra secundum nervos (in 
juventute) pilis ferrugineis brevibus induta, confertim approxi- 
mata; Inflorescentia ad apicem ramorum congesta, ex axilla 
foliorum evadens : scilicet spicæ plures plerumque basi ramosæ, 
fasciculatæ, erectæ, in juventute ferrugineo-pubescentes, foli 
tertiam partem circiter æquantes ; flores bracteis 8 (anteriore 
majore, lateralibus æqualibus) ovato-lanceolatis, extus pubes- 
centibus, margine ciliatis stipati ; inflorescentiæ rami post anthe- 
sim accrescentes, elongatissimi et virgati fructuum maturatis 
tempore subglabratique ; fructus ellipsoider glabri. 
Chasseloupia neo-caledonica Vieïll., loc. cüt. 
Frutex bab. in Novæ Caledoniæ montibus prope Balade (Vieillard, 
n° 541). 
2. SYMPLOCOS LENORMANDIANA. 
Folia elongata, oblonga, e tertia parte superiore usque ad 
basim angustatam longe cuncata, cæterum apice attenuata 
acutaque, margime remote et obscure sinuato-dentata, glabra, 
ut videtur in speciminibus nostris sparsa, sessilia, penninervia ; 
spicæ fructiferæ (flores desunt) simplices vel parce ramosæ, 
erectæ adscendentesque, in axilla foliorum delapsorum 2-3 fasci- 
culatæ, fructibus glabris ellipsoideis. 
Habitat ia Nova Caledonia prope Wagap (Vieillard). 
Species foliorum forma situque, fructibus minoribus et inflorescentiis 
sparsis distincta. 
3. SYMPLOCOS CÆRULESCENS. 
Folia elliptico-lanceolata, e medio usque ad basim subcorda- 
tam cuneata, margine grosse dentata, remote penninervia, 
glabra, subverticillatim approximata, brevissime petiolata ; in- 
florescentia ad apicem ramorum congesta, ex axilla foliorum 
evadens : scilicet spicæ basi sæpe ramosæ plures, erectæ, rachi 
albo-pubescente ; flores sessiles bracteis tribus lanceolatis (ante- 
riore majore) ciliatis suffulti ; inflorescentiæ rami post anthesim 
accrescentes puberuli; fructus ellipsoidei, glabri. 
